In one of the biggest heroin seizures of this year, Punjab Police have busted two separate cross-border drug smuggling rackets with the arrest of four drug traffickers after recovering 77.8kg heroin in total and three pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punja
The search and rescue operation for missing persons after a landslide at Gaurikund in Uttarakhand continued on Sunday, said authorities. Twenty people are still missing and three persons were killed in the landslide that occurred on Friday, according to officials.
Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar on Sunday said that three people were killed and 20 people are still missing in a landslide that occurred in Gaurikund.
In two separate intelligence-led operations by Counter Intelligence Wing of the state, the Ferozepur police on Sunday nabbed four drug traffickers, according to the police.
Following a vigorous follow-up investigation in a 6-kg heroin recovery case, Punjab Police on Saturday recovered an additional chunk of 4 kg heroin concealed beneath the road in a village of Bute Dian Chhana in Mehatpur, Jalandhar.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Friday held a high-level meeting in Hoshiarpur to review the law and order situation ahead of Independence Day. The meeting was held with the officers of Police districts— Jalandhar Commissionerate, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Jalandhar
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Director General of Police (DGP) of Manipur to remain present before it on August 7 while saying that there was an “absolute breakdown of law and order and machinery of the State".
"In a major blow to organised crime in #Punjab, @Ludhiana_Police has arrested 2 high profile gangsters. One has been absconding since the last 5 years Jatinder @ Jindi is involved in 18 FIRs Puneet Bains @ Mani is involved in 10 FIRs 9 illegal weapons have been seized," DGP Gaurav Yadav twee
Taking to Twitter, DGP Punjab Police wrote, “In a major breakthrough, @SBSNagarPolice has busted a narco-organised crime syndicate operated by gangster Ravi Balachauria. Two main operatives arrested with seizure of 1.2 Kg Heroin, 3 pistols, 260 live cartridges and Rs 1.4 lakh drug money."
The Chief Minister took note of the areas where grievances were frequently arising and urged the Director General of Police (DGP) and the Principal Secretary (Home) to compile a list of such districts.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of an incident that allegedly took place in Motihari (Bihar), where a woman was beaten by a group of men.